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Do someone have Raspberry Pi?

Recently saw the video about Raspberry Pi. I was really impressed. Never heard about such thing before. So.. I was just wondering is it that good? As far as I remember it is used as web server, vpn server, video game console... anything else?

Re: Do someone have Raspberry Pi?

I do not own one but I have researched it enough because I am interested in getting one.

If you wish to build your own "console" then you will be happy to know that it can play up to playstation 1 really well. As for systems like PSP and Dreamcast better check the compatibility lists for specific games. Also MAME and Final Burn run well when it comes to arcade.

Controller wise you have many options which you should also research but things like xbox controllers and the Dual Shock 4 work fine.

Re: Do someone have Raspberry Pi?

I have one (Pi 3 with the Official Case) but I have not used that much.

The general idea is that most retro consoles are emulated very good. From the all in one solutions I prefer Retropie.
As far as PSP is concerned some heavy 3d games are not emulated well. I never tried Dreamcast. There is a good new DS core also.

It is easy to set up, the retropie site has analytical info. You can use Dual Shock 3 and 4 and any generic USB pad I tried worked.

The first time I tried it I had major issues but I changed the micro SD to a faster better one and works fine. You can have boxarts and descriptions with the roms. Generally I would not recommend Pi 3 for othe uses like Coding in a Linux environment or media player, too slow for those.

Re: Do someone have Raspberry Pi?

Originally Posted by belmont

I have one (Pi 3 with the Official Case) but I have not used that much.

The general idea is that most retro consoles are emulated very good. From the all in one solutions I prefer Retropie.
As far as PSP is concerned some heavy 3d games are not emulated well. I never tried Dreamcast. There is a good new DS core also.

It is easy to set up, the retropie site has analytical info. You can use Dual Shock 3 and 4 and any generic USB pad I tried worked.

The first time I tried it I had major issues but I changed the micro SD to a faster better one and works fine. You can have boxarts and descriptions with the roms. Generally I would not recommend Pi 3 for othe uses like Coding in a Linux environment or media player, too slow for those.

Re: Do someone have Raspberry Pi?

Thank you for your suggestion. Btw, I have made some research. After reading and watching several things, I have ended up with these nice possibilities. I think it can be useful. Thanks once more for your help and suggestions!